Draft Style Root Beer

Name: Draft Style Root Beer
Brand: Dr. Brown's Soda

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Ingredients · 7

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Common questions

Is Dr. Brown's Soda Draft Style Root Beer healthy?

Dr. Brown's Soda Draft Style Root Beer scores 5/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Dr. Brown's Soda Draft Style Root Beer?

Dr. Brown's Soda Draft Style Root Beer lists 7 ingredients, starting with Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Caramel Color, Natural and Artificial Flavors and Sodium Benzoate. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Dr. Brown's Soda Draft Style Root Beer contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Dr. Brown's Soda Draft Style Root Beer’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Dr. Brown's Soda Draft Style Root Beer?

Dr. Brown's Soda Draft Style Root Beer is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Dr. Brown's Soda Draft Style Root Beer compare to other soda & soft drinks?

At 5/100 Dr. Brown's Soda Draft Style Root Beer scores worse than most soda & soft drinks we have scored. A higher-scoring option in soda & soft drinks is poppi Prebiotic Soda Cherry Limeade at 92/100.

Is Dr. Brown's Soda Draft Style Root Beer organic?

Dr. Brown's Soda Draft Style Root Beer is not certified organic in our data.

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